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Taylor v. State

The Court of Appeals erroneously declined to address the merits of the defendant's evidentiary claim.

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Thomas Taylor was convicted of theft by taking and his conviction was affirmed in an unreported opinion of the Court of Appeals. Taylor v. State , 259 Ga. App. XXVIII 2003 not to be officially reported. In rendering its decision, the Court of Appeals refused to consider an enumeration of error relating to the admissibility of certain photographs, finding that Taylor failed to preserve the issue for appellate review. Id. at 2. On review by certiorari, we cannot ascertain how the court reached that conclusion. Taylor’s brief contained a lengthy quotation and accurate citation to the trial transcript, showing when and on what grounds the evidentiary objection was lodged. See Court of Appeals Rule 27 c 2 enumeration of error not supported in the brief by citation of authority or argument may be deemed abandoned. Our appellate courts are required to construe the Appellate Procedure Act, OCGA § 5-6-30 et seq., “liberally so that points raised in an appeal are considered and that we carefully examine the appellate record to understand better the trial court errors an appealing party is holding up to appellate scrutiny.” Felix v. State , 271 Ga. 534, 538 523 SE2d 1 1999. See also OCGA § 5-6-30 APA shall be liberally construed to avoid refusal to consider any points raised. The Court of Appeals in this case failed to give due consideration to the briefs of the parties and the transcript of evidence, and therefore failed to discharge its obligation to review an issue which was properly before it.

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